WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/INF/43/Rev.6 
12 December 2005 
 (05-5864) 
  
 
MEMBERSHIP OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
 
Revision  
  Upon the accession of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , on 11 December 2005, the number of 
Members of the World Trade Organization will have reached 149.  The following is the list of Members, 
together with the effective dates of their membership: 
 
Government
 Entry into Force / 
  Membership  
 Albania ....................................................................................................................... ........8 September 2000 
Angola ........................................................................................................................ ..... 23 November 1996 
Antigua and Barbuda ............................................................................................................ ..1 January 1995 
Argentina...................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Armenia........................................................................................................................ .........5 February 2003 
Australia ...................................................................................................................... ............1 January 1995 
Austria ....................................................................................................................... .............1 January 1995 
Bahrain , Kingdom of........................................................................................................... ...1 January 1995 
Bangladesh ..................................................................................................................... .........1 January 1995 
Barbados....................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Belgium ........................................................................................................................ ...........1 January 1995 
Belize ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995 
Benin ......................................................................................................................... .......22 February 1996 
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela..........................................................................................1 Jan uary 1995 
Bolivia ....................................................................................................................... ......12 September 1995 
Botswana ....................................................................................................................... .............31 May 1995 
Brazil ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995 
Brunei Darussalam.............................................................................................................. ....1 January 1995 
Bulgaria ....................................................................................................................... ........1 December 1996 
Burkina Faso ................................................................................................................... .............3 June 1995 
Burundi ....................................................................................................................... .................23 July 1995 
Cambodia ....................................................................................................................... ...... 13 October 2004 
Cameroon ....................................................................................................................... ...13 December 1995 
Canada ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995 
Central African Republic ....................................................................................................... ....31 May 1995 
Chad .......................................................................................................................... ....... 19 October 1996 
Chile ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
China ......................................................................................................................... .....11 December 2001 
Colombia ....................................................................................................................... ............30 April 1995 
Congo ......................................................................................................................... ...........27 March 1997 
Costa Rica ..................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995 
Côte d'Ivoire .................................................................................................................. ..........1 January 1995 
Croatia ....................................................................................................................... ...... 30 November 2000 
Cuba .......................................................................................................................... ............20 April 1995 
Cyprus ........................................................................................................................ ................30 July 1995 
Czech Republic ................................................................................................................. ......1 January 1995 
Democratic Republic of the Congo ........................................................................................1 Janua ry 1997 WT/INF/43/Rev.6 
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Government
 Entry into Force / 
  Membership  
 Denmark ........................................................................................................................ ..........1 January 1995 
Djibouti ...................................................................................................................... .................31 May 1995 
Dominica ....................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995 
Dominican Republic ............................................................................................................. ....9 March 1995 
Ecuador ....................................................................................................................... ...........21 January 1996 
Egypt ......................................................................................................................... ..............30 June 1995 
El Salvador .................................................................................................................... ...............7 May 1995 
Estonia ....................................................................................................................... ...... 13 November 1999 
European Communities........................................................................................................... 1 January 1995 
Fiji .......................................................................................................................... ........14 January 1996 
Finland ....................................................................................................................... .............1 January 1995 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia .................................................................................4 April 2 003 
France ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995 
Gabon ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
The Gambia..................................................................................................................... ..... 23 October 1996 
Georgia ....................................................................................................................... ................14 June 2000 
Germany ........................................................................................................................ ..........1 January 1995 
Ghana ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Greece ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995 
Grenada ........................................................................................................................ .......22 February 1996 
Guatemala...................................................................................................................... ..............21 July 1995 
Guinea ........................................................................................................................ ......... 25 October 1995 
Guinea Bissau.................................................................................................................. ...........31 May 1995 
Guyana ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995 
Haiti ......................................................................................................................... .........30 January 1996 
Honduras ....................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995 
Hong Kong, China ............................................................................................................... ...1 January 1995 
Hungary........................................................................................................................ ...........1 January 1995 
Iceland ....................................................................................................................... .............1 January 1995 
India ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Indonesia ...................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Ireland ....................................................................................................................... .............1 January 1995 
Israel ........................................................................................................................ ..............21 April 1995 
Italy ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Jamaica ....................................................................................................................... ...............9 March 1995 
Japan ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Jordan ........................................................................................................................ ..............11 April 2000 
Kenya ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Korea, Republic of ............................................................................................................. .....1 January 1995 
Kuwait ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995 
Kyrgyz Republic ...............................................................................................................2 0 December 1998 
Latvia ........................................................................................................................ ........10 February 1999 
Lesotho ....................................................................................................................... ................31 May 1995 
Liechtenstein .................................................................................................................. ....1 September 1995 
Lithuania...................................................................................................................... ...............31 May 2001 
Luxembourg ..................................................................................................................... .......1 January 1995 
Macao, China ................................................................................................................... .......1 January 1995 
Madagascar ..................................................................................................................... . 17 November 1995 
Malawi ........................................................................................................................ ...............31 May 1995 
Malaysia .......................................................................................................................
...........1 January 1995 
Maldives ....................................................................................................................... ..............31 May 1995  WT/INF/43/Rev.6 
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Government  Entry into Force / 
  Membership  
 Mali .......................................................................................................................... .............31 May 1995 
Malta ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Mauritania ..................................................................................................................... .............31 May 1995 
Mauritius ...................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Mexico ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995 
Moldova ........................................................................................................................ ..............26 July 2001 
Mongolia ....................................................................................................................... ........29 January 1997 
Morocco ........................................................................................................................ ..........1 January 1995 
Mozambique..................................................................................................................... ......26 August 1995 
Myanmar ........................................................................................................................ .........1 January 1995 
Namibia ........................................................................................................................ ...........1 January 1995 
Nepal ......................................................................................................................... .............23 April 2004 
Netherlands -  For the Kingdom ............................................................................................1 Ja nuary 1995 
  in Europe and for the  
  Netherlands Antilles New Zealand .................................................................................................................... .......1 January 1995 
Nicaragua ...................................................................................................................... .....3 September 1995 
Niger ......................................................................................................................... .....13 December 1996 
Nigeria ....................................................................................................................... .............1 January 1995 
Norway ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995 
Oman .......................................................................................................................... ..... 9 November 2000 
Pakistan ....................................................................................................................... ............1 January 1995 
Panama ........................................................................................................................ .......6 September 1997 
Papua New Guinea............................................................................................................... ........9 June 1996 
Paraguay ....................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Peru .......................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995 
Philippines.................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Poland ........................................................................................................................ ..................1 July 1995 
Portugal ....................................................................................................................... ............1 January 1995 
Qatar ......................................................................................................................... .........13 January 1996 
Romania ........................................................................................................................ ..........1 January 1995 
Rwanda ........................................................................................................................ ...............22 May 1996 
Saint Kitts and Nevis .......................................................................................................... 21 February 1996 
Saint Lucia.................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ..........................................................................................1 Jan uary 1995 
Saudi Arabia................................................................................................................... ...11 December 2005 
Senegal ....................................................................................................................... .............1 January 1995 
Sierra Leone ................................................................................................................... .............23 July 1995 
Singapore...................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Slovak Republic ................................................................................................................ ......1 January 1995 
Slovenia....................................................................................................................... ................30 July 1995 
Solomon Islands................................................................................................................ ..........26 July 1996 
South Africa ................................................................................................................... .........1 January 1995 
Spain ......................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Sri Lanka ...................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Suriname....................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Swaziland ...................................................................................................................... ..........1 January 1995 
Sweden ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995 
Switzerland.................................................................................................................... ................1 July 1995 
Chinese Taipei................................................................................................................. ....... 1 January 2002 
Tanzania ....................................................................................................................... ...........1 January 1995 
Thailand.......................................................................................................................
............1 January 1995 WT/INF/43/Rev.6 
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Government
..........................................................................................................................Entry  into Force / 
  Membership  
 Togo .......................................................................................................................... .............31 May 1995 
Trinidad and Tobago............................................................................................................ .....1 March 1995 
Tunisia ....................................................................................................................... .............29 March 1995 
Turkey ........................................................................................................................ ............26 March 1995 
Uganda ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995 
United Arab  Emirates ........................................................................................................... ....10 April 1996 
United Kingdom................................................................................................................. .....1 January 1995 
United States of America....................................................................................................... .1 January 1995 
Uruguay........................................................................................................................ ...........1 January 1995 
Zambia ........................................................................................................................ ............1 January 1995 
Zimbabwe....................................................................................................................... ...........5 March 1995 
 
 
 
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